Quality Engineer

Schunk Xycarb Technology; Helmond; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus system

Secondary benefits

27 holidays

ADV days

Professional development

Job summary

Schunk Xycarb Technology in the Netherlands is seeking a Quality Engineer to maintain and improve product and process quality within one of our manufacturing departments. You will analyze quality performance, investigate deviations and support improvement initiatives to ensure products meet customer requirements and internal standards.

In a high-tech semiconductor environment, you will collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Production to deliver products right the first time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a technical discipline.
• Experience in a quality, manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Familiarity with quality methodologies such as 8D, FMEA, MSA or Lean Six Sigma.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring daily quality performance and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Investigating quality issues and performing root-cause analyses.
• Supporting production teams in evaluating products with potential quality concerns.
• Reviewing rejection reports and ensuring follow-up actions.
• Participating in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap and improve process performance.
• Assisting with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and quality-related validations.
• Performing product and process audits and supporting follow-up actions.
• Creating and updating quality standards, work instructions and visual quality criteria.
• Training and coaching operators on quality requirements and best practices.
• Working closely with Production, Process Engineering and Equipment Engineering to improve product quality and process reliability.

Skills

Quality mindset

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

Do you enjoy solving quality issues, improving production processes and working closely with colleagues on the shopfloor?

As a Quality Engineer, you play an important role in maintaining and improving product and process quality within one of our manufacturing departments. You analyze quality performance, investigate deviations and support improvement initiatives to ensure products meet customer requirements and internal standards.

Working in a high-tech semiconductor environment, you collaborate closely with Operations, Engineering and Production to achieve our goal of delivering products right the first time.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring daily quality performance and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Investigating quality issues, performing root cause analyses and supporting the implementation of corrective actions.
• Supporting production teams in evaluating products with potential quality concerns.
• Reviewing rejection reports and ensuring follow-up actions are completed.
• Participating in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing scrap and improving process performance.
• Assisting with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and quality-related validations.
• Performing product and process audits and supporting follow-up actions.
• Creating and updating quality standards, work instructions and visual quality criteria.
• Training and coaching operators on quality requirements and best practices.
• Working closely with Production, Process Engineering and Equipment Engineering to improve product quality and process reliability.

For this role, it is important that you enjoy working in a dynamic manufacturing environment and have a natural curiosity to understand why problems occur and how to prevent them in the future.

You combine analytical thinking with a practical hands-on approach and are comfortable communicating with colleagues at all levels of the organization.

You bring:

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering or another technical discipline.
• Experience in a quality, manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Familiarity with quality methodologies such as 8D, FMEA, MSA or Lean Six Sigma.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A proactive mindset and a strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Good communication skills in English. Dutch is considered a plus.

And, last but not least, to live up to the core competencies of Schunk Xycarb Technology: Innovation, Collaboration and Customer Focus.

What Schunk Xycarb Technology offers you

• A high-tech working environment within an ambitious and growing company in the global semiconductor market.
• An informal culture with employees from more than 25 nationalities.
• A challenging position where you can directly contribute to product quality and operational excellence.
• Plenty of opportunities for professional and personal development.
• An attractive remuneration package consisting of a competitive salary between 4.000 and 5.500, bonus system and excellent secondary benefits.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Various company activities throughout the year.

Do you want to contribute to the quality of products that are used by leading companies in the semiconductor industry?